Alumni News

Austrian Ministry of Education Awards ‘2023 Appreciation Prize’ to CEU Graduate Andrei Dumitrescu

January 9, 2024
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Andrei Dumitrescu, who graduated from CEU in 2023 with an MA in Comparative History: Late Antique, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies, is among the awardees of the ‘2023 Appreciation Prize’ granted in November by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research. The ‘Appreciation Prize’, initiated in 1990, recognizes distinguished master’s students at Austrian universities, and comes with a cash award of 3,000 euros.

Research in the Spotlight | PhD Graduate Marko Miljkovic on: “Tito's Proliferation Puzzle - The Yugoslav Nuclear Program, 1948-1970”

October 16, 2023
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PhD graduate Marko Miljkovic, from CEU’s Department of History, received one of the university’s Best Dissertation Awards this year, in recognition of his thesis research, titled “Tito's Proliferation Puzzle - The Yugoslav Nuclear Program, 1948-1970”.

CEU spoke with Miljkovic about his research on the Yugoslav nuclear program and the major archival collection that sparked his project. This is part of the series “Research in the Spotlight” which features the projects recognized in CEU’s 2023 Best Dissertation Awards  

CEU Women Making a Difference | Alumna Kristina Kallas on Education and Research in Estonia

October 16, 2023
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In April 2023, EU alumna Kristina Kallas became Estonia’s Minister of Education and Research, where she leads education policy and initiatives for the country. CEU spoke with Kallas about her leadership role in Estonia’s ministry and how her studies at CEU have shaped her trajectory advancing education and research. This article is part of the series, “CEU Women Making a Difference”, which features outstanding CEU alumni changemakers.

CEU Women Making a Difference | Alumna Victorina Luca Receives Inaugural Global Anti-Racism Champions Award

August 21, 2023
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CEU alumna Victorina Luca was honored as an awardee in the U.S. State Department’s inaugural Global Anti-Racism Champions Awards this month for her changemaking work championing racial equity in Moldova. Luca is one of six outstanding civil society leaders awarded, all of whom were nominated by U.S. Embassies and Consulates around the world.